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When did the settlement receive the name Melbourne?
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Aerial view of Melbourne's central business district, with Princes Bridge and Flinders Street train station in the foreground.
The settlement was officially given the name Melbourne in 1837. The city was named in honor of the British prime minister, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.1